More strikes aimed at Iran after Khamenei's death, Trump issues new warning

By Alexander Cornwell, Sarah El Safty, Yomna Ehab and Elwely Elwelly

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes

TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it launched another wave of attacks on Iran, as Iranians grappled with uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in U.S. and Israeli strikes, while President Donald Trump warned of consequences for retaliation.

Hours after both nations said an air strike killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the military ‌campaign to overthrow the government of the Islamic Republic, its state media confirmed the 86-year-old leader's death on Saturday.

In another blow for Iran's leaders, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi was killed in strikes, broadcaster ‌Iran TV said.

The United States will hit Iran "with a force that has never been seen before," Trump warned on Sunday, if the Middle East nation hit back after the strikes.

"Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever been hit before," Trump ​said in a post on Truth Social.

He added, "THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!"

Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, said a temporary leadership council would be set up.

He accused the United States and Israel of trying to plunder and disintegrate Iran and warned "secessionist groups" of a harsh response if they attempt action, state television said.

In remarks directed at Trump and his close ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said they had crossed a red line and would "pay for it".

A source briefed on the Israeli campaign told Reuters there had been no change in military strategy after the killing of Khamenei and that strikes would continue to target ‌Iranian officials and missile infrastructure.

SECOND DAY OF LOUD BLASTS HEARD

Several loud blasts were heard ⁠for a second day on Sunday in regional business hub Dubai and over Qatar's capital of Doha, witnesses said, after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on the neighbouring Gulf states.

Puffs of white smoke from missile interceptions were glimpsed in the skies over Dubai, while billows of dark smoke rose over its port of Jebel Ali, one of the busiest in the Middle East.

Iran, which has ⁠said it would target U.S. bases if attacked, hit a range of other targets, keeping the major oil-producing Gulf on edge.

Air raid sirens sounded repeatedly across Israel early on Sunday, with a series of explosions heard in Tel Aviv as Israel's sophisticated air defense system sought to intercept the latest Iranian offensive.

There was no immediate report of damage or injuries.

Trump said the air strikes aimed to end a decades-long threat from Iran and ensure it could not develop a nuclear weapon.

He sought to justify a risky gambit that seemed to ​contradict ​his professed opposition to American involvement in complex overseas conflicts.

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"This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great ​Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated ‌by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump and Netanyahu told Iranians to pursue a rare chance to topple their clerical leaders.

LEADERS ALREADY FACED PRESSURE ON SEVERAL FRONTS

The leadership had already been under pressure from an economy hammered by sanctions, protesters who proved ready again to take to the streets despite fierce crackdowns and regional proxies severely weakened by Israeli attacks.

Israel and the United States timed the attacks to coincide with a meeting of Khamenei and his top aides, said two U.S. sources and a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

Khamenei was working in his office at the time of Saturday's attack, state media said. It also killed his daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law.

Experts said that while the deaths of Khamenei and other Iranian leaders would deal the country a major blow, it would not necessarily spell the end of Iran's entrenched clerical rule or the sway of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps over the population.

Trump evoked the 1979 ‌storming of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, when Iranian student activists in coordination with radical clerics took 52 American hostage for 444 days, demanding ​the extradition of the deposed Shah from the United States.

Israel's military said it targeted Iran's ballistic missile and air defense systems with strikes on ​Sunday morning.

Iran's armed forces would soon retaliate again with their biggest offensive against U.S. bases and Israel, the ​Revolutionary Guards vowed in a statement on Sunday.

Iran responded to Saturday's initial attacks by launching hundreds of missiles and drones targeting U.S. troops and cities in Israel and Arab countries allied with ‌Washington, prompting widespread cancellations of Middle East flights.

The Pentagon said there were no U.S. deaths ​or injuries.

ONE OF GLOBAL AVIATION'S WORST DISRUPTIONS

Major Middle Eastern airports, including ​Dubai, the world's busiest international travel hub, were shut on Saturday after Iran's missile retaliation unleashed one of global aviation's most severe disruptions in years.

Dubai's landmark Burj Al Arab hotel and the airport, which handles more than 1,000 flights a day, were damaged in an overnight attack on sites across the Arab Gulf states that also hit airports in Abu Dhabi and Kuwait.

On Saturday, Tehran warned that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, ​the narrow conduit for about a fifth of global oil consumption, raising expectations of a ‌sharp jump in oil prices.

The OPEC+ grouping of major oil producers is set to meet on Sunday and may consider a larger-than-planned output increase as several tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses suspended ​energy shipments through the Strait.

After Israel pounded Iran in a 12-day air war in June, joined by the United States, both warned they would strike again if Tehran persisted with nuclear and ballistic missile ​programs.

(Reporting by Reuters bureaux; Writing by Simon Lewis, Clarence Fernandez and Michael Georgy; Editing by Sergio Non and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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Middle East airports closed and thousands of travelers stranded after attack on Iran

LONDON (AP) — Theattack on Iranby the United States and Israel disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond Saturday as countries around the region closed their airspace and key airports that connect Europe, Africa and the West to Asia were directly hit by strikes.

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Airports across the Middle East remained closed Sunday as the conflict moved into its second day. Emirates Airlines suspended all flights to and from Dubai until at least Sunday afternoon. The Qatar airport was closed until at least Monday morning, according to Qatar Airways. Israeli airspace also remained closed Sunday.

The closures have stranded tens of thousands of travelers around the world.

Hundreds of thousands of travelers were either stranded or diverted to other airports Saturday after Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain closed their airspace. There also was no flight activity over the United Arab Emirates, flight tracking website FlightRadar24 said, after the government there announced a "temporary and partial closure" of its airspace.

That led to the closure of key hub airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, and the cancellation of more than 1,800 flights by major Middle Eastern airlines. The three major airlines that operate at those airports — Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad — typically have about 90,000 passengers per day crossing through those hubs and even more travelers headed to destinations in the Middle East, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

Two airports in the United Arab Emirates reported incidents as the government there condemned what it called a "blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles" on Saturday.

Officials at Dubai International Airport — the largest in the United Arab Emirates and one of thebusiest in the world— said four people were injured, while Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi said that one person was killed and seven others were injured in a drone strike. Strikes were also reported at Kuwait International Airport.

Though Iran did not publicly claim responsibility, the scope of retaliatory strikes that Gulf nations attributed to Iran extended beyond the American bases that it previously said it would target.

"For travelers, there's no way to sugarcoat this," said Henry Harteveldt, an airline industry analyst and president of Atmosphere Research Group. "You should prepare for delays or cancellations for the next few days as these attacks evolve and hopefully end."

Airlines that are crossing the Middle East will have to reroute flights around the conflict with many flights headed south over Saudi Arabia. That will add hours to those flights and consume additional fuel, adding to the costs airlines will have to absorb. So ticket prices could quickly start to increase if the conflict lingers.

The added flights will also put pressure on air traffic controllers in Saudi Arabia who might have to slow traffic to make sure they can handle it safely. And the countries that closed their airspace will miss out on the overflight fees airlines pay for crossing overhead.

But Mike McCormick, who used to oversee air traffic control for the Federal Aviation Administration before he retired and is now a professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, said over the next few days these countries might be able to reopen parts of their airspace once American and Israeli officials share with the airlines where military flights are operating and how capable Iran remains at firing missiles.

"Those countries then will be able to go through and say, okay, we can reopen this portion of our space but we'll keep this portion of our airspace closed," McCormick said. "So I think what we'll see in the next 24 to 36 hours how the use of airspace evolves as the kinetic activity gets more well defined and as the capability of Iran to actually shoot missiles and create additional risk is diminished due to the attacks."

But it is unclear how long the disruption to flight operations could last. For comparison, the Israeli and U.S. attack on Iran in June 2025lasted 12 days.

'No one knows'

The situation was changing quickly and airlines urged passengers to check their flight status online before heading to the airport.

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Some airlines issued waivers to affected travelers that will allow them to rebook their flight plans without paying extra fees or higher fares.

Jonathan Escott and his fiance had arrived at the airport in Newcastle, England, on Saturday only to find out that his direct flight to Dubai on Emirates airline was canceled, leaving everyone on the flight stuck there.

Escott left to go back to where he was staying with family, about an hour from the airport, but has no idea when he may be able to travel.

"No one knows," Escott said. "No one really knows what's going on with the conflict, really. Not Emirates, Emirates don't have a clue. No one has a clue."

At least 145 planes that were en route to cities like Tel Aviv and Dubai early Saturday were diverted to airports in cities like Athens, Istanbul or Rome, according to FlightAware. Others turned around and returned to where they took off from. One plane spent nearly 15 hours in the air after leaving Philadelphia and getting all the way to Spain before turning around and returning to where it started.

Numerous airlines canceled international flights to Dubai through the weekend, as India's civil aviation agency designated much of the Middle East — including skies above Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon — as a high-security risk zone at all altitudes.

Air India canceled all flights to Mideast destinations. Turkish Airlines said flights to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Jordan were suspended until Monday and flights to Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman were suspended.

The airline said additional cancellations may be announced, and many other airlines were suspending flights into the region through the weekend.

Travelers advised to be 'very creative'

U.S.-based Delta Air Lines and United Airlines suspended flights to Tel Aviv at least through the weekend. Dutch airline KLM had already announced earlier in the week that it was suspending flights to and from Tel Aviv.

Airlines including Lufthansa, Air France, Transavia and Pegasus canceled all flights to Lebanon, while American Airlines suspended flights from Philadelphia to Doha.

Virgin Atlantic said it would avoid flying over Iraq, meaning flights to and from India, the Maldives and Riyadh could take slightly longer. The airline already was not flying over Iran and said all flights would carry appropriate fuel in case they need to reroute on short notice.

British Airways said flights to Tel Aviv and Bahrain will be suspended until next week, and flights to Amman, Jordan, were canceled Saturday.

"Travelers should anticipate that there will be a lot of disruptions," Harteveldt said. "To be honest, if you haven't left home, chances are you won't be leaving home if you're supposed to travel to or through these destinations for at least several days, if not longer. And if you are returning home, you will have to be very creative about how you get home."

Levy reported from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Funk reported from Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press writers Adam Schreck in Bangkok, Sam Metz in Ramallah, West Bank, and Melanie Lidman in Jerusalem contributed.

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Middle East airports closed and thousands of travelers stranded after attack on Iran

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What we know about the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation

The United States and Israel launched a major joint assault on Iran on Saturday that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's longtime supreme leader, thrusting the country into uncertainty as US President Donald Trump urged its people to rise up against the government.

In a video on Truth Social, Trump said action was taken to "obliterate" Iran's missile industry after he claimed the country had rejected "every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions" even as a key mediator indicated a deal was close.

The strikes began in daylight on Saturday morning – the first day of the week in Iran – as millions went to work or school. Hundreds of civilians were killed – including students at a girls' school hit by a drone strike, according to state media.

Iran has responded to the attacks, which it describes as unprovoked and illegal, with an unprecedented wave of strikes across the Middle East, targeting several countries that host US military bases – including Bahrain and the UAE – as well as four airports.

With airspace closed over key Mideast hubs, flight cancelations caused travel disruptions that rippled worldwide.

Here's what we know so far.

How did we get here?

Weakened by last summer's war with Israel, which the US briefly joined, the Iranian regime has been battling a severe economic crisis which sparked nationwide protests in January.

After a crackdown left thousands of protesters dead, Trump had promised to come to their aid. He warned the US was "locked and loaded" to attack and began moving huge amounts of materiel to the region, even as the US resumed efforts to reach a new nuclear deal with Iran.

The last round of talks ended in Switzerland on Thursday, with Iran agreeing to "never" stockpile enriched uranium. The Omani foreign minister, who acted as a mediator in the talks, said there had been "significant progress" and a peace deal was within reach.

Why did the US strike Iran?

In his Truth Social video, Trump said the main objective of the strikes was "to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime."

Those threats, he said, included Iran's nuclear program – which the White House claimed to have "totally" obliterated withstrikes in June.

"It has always been the policy of the United States, in particular my administration, that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon," Trump said, without providing evidence that Iran was any closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon.

The president also repeated his recent claims that Iran is building ballistic missiles which could reach the US mainland. Anunclassified assessmentfrom the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) from 2025 said that Iran could develop a "militarily-viable" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by 2035 "should Tehran decide to pursue the capability."

According to two sources, the claim that Iran will soon have a missile capable of hitting the US is not backed up by intelligence.

Why is Israel striking Iran?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long viewed Iran as Israel's most dangerous adversary. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, a key Iranian ally, and Israel's crippling of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon – Israel last summer launched a war against Iran itself.

Although Israel halted the conflict after the US struck Iran's nuclear sites, analysts had long suspected that Netanyahu would take an opportunity to resume attacks on Iran. With elections due in October, Netanyahu may also see the return to war as a chance to shore up his standing domestically.

In a video statement Saturday, explaining why Israel was resuming its strikes on Iran, Netanyahu also repeated his claim that the Islamic regime must not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.

Are the US and Israel seeking regime change?

In their statements, both Trump and Netanyahu were clear about their hopes for regime change in Iran as they pre-empted confirmation from Iran that Khamenei had died.

Trump told the Iranian people "the hour of your freedom is at hand," while Netanyahu urged them to "cast off the yoke of tyranny."

Cheers and celebrations were heard in parts of Tehran on Saturday night following the reports of Khamenei's death. In one video from Galleh Dar, in Fars province, people were seen tearing down a monument as fires burned around them.

Pro-regime crowds gathered separately in Tehran at daylight on Sunday to mourn the loss of their leader. Earlier, a state TV news presenter cried as he confirmed Khamenei's death.

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What has been hit?

Explosionswere heard Saturday inTehran'sPasteur district, the site of a highly secure compound housing Khamenei's residence and office. Images showed severe damage to buildings and dense black smoke.

Two Israeli sources told CNN that the strikes targeted senior figures, including Khamenei, President Masoud Pezeshkian, and the armed forces' chief of staff Abdolrahim Mousavi.

Several other Iranian cities were hit, including Minab, where a girls' elementary school suffered one of the largest death tolls. Citing a local prosecutor, Iranian state media reported 148 people had died there, as images showed a row of small body bags laid outside a damaged building.

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said as of late Saturday, at least 133 civilians had been killed in the joint strikes on Iran, with 200 injured. Iranian state media put the death toll at over 200, with more than 700 wounded.

Israel ispreparing forseveral days of strikes against Iran and "even more if needed," an Israeli source told CNN.

How has Iran responded?

Iran retaliated with an unprecedented wave of strikes across the Middle East, targeting several nearby countries that host US military bases, as well as Israel.

Across Israel, one person was killed and 121 others were injured, according to the country's national emergency service.

Blasts were reported in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain, as well as in Iran's key regional rival, Saudi Arabia, which vowed to take "all necessary measures" to defend itself.

A CNN team on the ground in Dubai heard three loud blasts at around 8:15 am local time Sunday morning.

Earlier, dramatic footage showed people fleeing a smoke-filled passageway at Dubai International Airport, as officials confirmed four staff had been injured.

The Fairmont Hotel, in the city's upmarket Palm Jumeirah islands development, also sustained damage with photos showing flames with a hole punched into an exterior wall.

Drone strikescauseddamage and minor injuries at Kuwait International Airport, and one person was killed and seven injured at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi.

QatarandJordanintercepted missiles targeting their countries. One personwas reportedly killedby falling debris after air defenses intercepted missiles targeting sites in Abu Dhabi.

Bahrain's interior ministry said three buildings in the cities of Manama and Muharraq had sustained damage "as a result of drone attacks and falling debris from an intercepted missile." Video showed flames leaping from a residential building in Manama, though the cause of that blaze was unclear.

The clashes disrupted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – acrucialshipping route located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

The US hasn't suffered any combat-related casualties in its operation against Iran and damage to US military installations has been minimal, US Central Command said in a statement.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the attack as unprovoked and illegal.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei accused the Trump administration of being "dragged" into a conflict in which "the only beneficiary" would be Israel.

The spokesperson also defended Iran's retaliatory strikes throughout the region as part of their "inherent, legitimate right of self-defense."

Iran "didn't welcome this war — it was imposed on us," Baghaei said.

CNN's Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, Kareem El Damanhoury, Christian Sierra, Max Saltman, Catherine Nicholls, Frederik Pleitgen, Dana Karni, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Adam Pourahmadi and Lauren Kent contributed to this report.

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By Alexander Cornwell, Sarah El Safty, Yomna Ehab and Elwely Elwelly

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes

TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it launched another wave of attacks on Iran, as Iranians grappled with uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in U.S. and Israeli strikes, while President Donald Trump warned of consequences for retaliation.

Hours after both nations said an air strike killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the military ‌campaign to overthrow the government of the Islamic Republic, its state media confirmed the 86-year-old leader's death on Saturday.

In another blow for Iran's leaders, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi was killed in strikes, broadcaster ‌Iran TV said.

The United States will hit Iran "with a force that has never been seen before," Trump warned on Sunday, if the Middle East nation hit back after the strikes.

"Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever been hit before," Trump ​said in a post on Truth Social.

He added, "THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!"

Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, said a temporary leadership council would be set up.

He accused the United States and Israel of trying to plunder and disintegrate Iran and warned "secessionist groups" of a harsh response if they attempt action, state television said.

In remarks directed at Trump and his close ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said they had crossed a red line and would "pay for it".

A source briefed on the Israeli campaign told Reuters there had been no change in military strategy after the killing of Khamenei and that strikes would continue to target ‌Iranian officials and missile infrastructure.

SECOND DAY OF LOUD BLASTS HEARD

Several loud blasts were heard ⁠for a second day on Sunday in regional business hub Dubai and over Qatar's capital of Doha, witnesses said, after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on the neighbouring Gulf states.

Puffs of white smoke from missile interceptions were glimpsed in the skies over Dubai, while billows of dark smoke rose over its port of Jebel Ali, one of the busiest in the Middle East.

Iran, which has ⁠said it would target U.S. bases if attacked, hit a range of other targets, keeping the major oil-producing Gulf on edge.

Air raid sirens sounded repeatedly across Israel early on Sunday, with a series of explosions heard in Tel Aviv as Israel's sophisticated air defense system sought to intercept the latest Iranian offensive.

There was no immediate report of damage or injuries.

Trump said the air strikes aimed to end a decades-long threat from Iran and ensure it could not develop a nuclear weapon.

He sought to justify a risky gambit that seemed to ​contradict ​his professed opposition to American involvement in complex overseas conflicts.

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"This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great ​Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated ‌by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump and Netanyahu told Iranians to pursue a rare chance to topple their clerical leaders.

LEADERS ALREADY FACED PRESSURE ON SEVERAL FRONTS

The leadership had already been under pressure from an economy hammered by sanctions, protesters who proved ready again to take to the streets despite fierce crackdowns and regional proxies severely weakened by Israeli attacks.

Israel and the United States timed the attacks to coincide with a meeting of Khamenei and his top aides, said two U.S. sources and a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

Khamenei was working in his office at the time of Saturday's attack, state media said. It also killed his daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law.

Experts said that while the deaths of Khamenei and other Iranian leaders would deal the country a major blow, it would not necessarily spell the end of Iran's entrenched clerical rule or the sway of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps over the population.

Trump evoked the 1979 ‌storming of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, when Iranian student activists in coordination with radical clerics took 52 American hostage for 444 days, demanding ​the extradition of the deposed Shah from the United States.

Israel's military said it targeted Iran's ballistic missile and air defense systems with strikes on ​Sunday morning.

Iran's armed forces would soon retaliate again with their biggest offensive against U.S. bases and Israel, the ​Revolutionary Guards vowed in a statement on Sunday.

Iran responded to Saturday's initial attacks by launching hundreds of missiles and drones targeting U.S. troops and cities in Israel and Arab countries allied with ‌Washington, prompting widespread cancellations of Middle East flights.

The Pentagon said there were no U.S. deaths ​or injuries.

ONE OF GLOBAL AVIATION'S WORST DISRUPTIONS

Major Middle Eastern airports, including ​Dubai, the world's busiest international travel hub, were shut on Saturday after Iran's missile retaliation unleashed one of global aviation's most severe disruptions in years.

Dubai's landmark Burj Al Arab hotel and the airport, which handles more than 1,000 flights a day, were damaged in an overnight attack on sites across the Arab Gulf states that also hit airports in Abu Dhabi and Kuwait.

On Saturday, Tehran warned that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, ​the narrow conduit for about a fifth of global oil consumption, raising expectations of a ‌sharp jump in oil prices.

The OPEC+ grouping of major oil producers is set to meet on Sunday and may consider a larger-than-planned output increase as several tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses suspended ​energy shipments through the Strait.

After Israel pounded Iran in a 12-day air war in June, joined by the United States, both warned they would strike again if Tehran persisted with nuclear and ballistic missile ​programs.

(Reporting by Reuters bureaux; Writing by Simon Lewis, Clarence Fernandez and Michael Georgy; Editing by Sergio Non and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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Rod Stewart was joined onstage by his daughter Ruby Stewart and grandson Otis during his Feb. 27 show in Florida

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• Ruby, a singer herself, performed "Forever Young" with her dad while her son Otis, 2, held her close

• Ruby is one of Rod's eight children

Rod Stewart's latest show was a bit of a family affair.

As the British singer-songwriter, 81, was performing at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 27, as part of his ongoingOne Last Time Farewell Tour, his daughterRuby Stewartjoined him onstage with yet another special guest: her 2-year-old son,Otis.

Rod's 38-year-old daughter and her little one joined the rocker for a performance of "Forever Young," with Ruby — a musician herself — performing a duet to the '80s track with her father.

Rod and Ruby sang for the Florida crowd as Otis, who sported a pair of noise-canceling headphones, clung to his mother's leg in a clip of the family performance that Ruby shared in anInstagram Storiespost on Saturday, Feb. 28.

Then, Ruby scooped up her son and, during an instrumental break in the song, danced with her father while holding the toddler in her arms. Rod could not seem to stop smiling as he looked on at the mother-son duo.

"Three generations of [Stewarts] one stage…," Ruby captioned the post.

Rod shares Ruby, one of his eight children, with ex-girlfriendKelly Emberg. The self-described "songstress" inherited the music genes from her dad and pursued a career as a singer. She was previously part of country music duo The Sisterhood, which disbanded in 2021, and is currently a solo artist who — like the Friday show — occasionally joins her dad for a performance.

Ruby shares Otis with fiancé Jake Kalic. The coupleannounced their engagementin early 2023 and revealed on social media that they had welcomed their son later that year, on Mother's Day.

"This love… unlike any other love I've ever known," Ruby said of Otis on Instagram at the time. She also shared that the now-toddler was born on May 9 at 3:36 p.m. and weighed in at 8 lbs., 8 oz.

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Ruby has shared occasional glimpses into the family of three's life on Instagram, including marking Otis turning 2 with a special birthday-Mother's Day hybridpostlast year.

"You are two," the proud mom wrote alongside a sweet outdoor photo of the toddler. She went on to list "some of my favorite moments from this last year."

The moments ranged from "hearing you say I love you for the first time" and "seeing you muster up the courage to do things that scare you" to "seeing you hug your friends at school who are crying."

"And in all these moments.. I find myself having current nostalgia… I already miss the day you used to fit in my arms… the days we'd walk holding hands… the mornings I'd wake to you sleeping peacefully between us…," Ruby wrote of the 2-year-old. "One day you will outgrow me… but you will always be my baby… Happy birthday sweet Otis."

Rod's wife,Penny Lancaster, commented on the post, writing, "Best Mothers Day to you and happy 2nd birthday, beautiful Otis (as of two days ago) xx."

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In addition to Ruby, the rock legendhas seven other sons and daughters. He shares the eight children with five mothers.

In total, the "Maggie May" crooner is a father to four daughters — Sarah, 62, Kimberly, 46, Ruby, 38, and Renee, 33 — and four sons — Sean, 45, Liam, 31, Alastair Wallace, 20, and Aiden Patrick, 15.

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Rod Stewart, 81, Performs 'Forever Young' with Daughter Ruby and 2-Year-Old Grandson Otis: 'Three Generations of Stewarts'

Rod Stewart was joined onstage by his daughter Ruby Stewart and grandson Otis during his Feb. 27 show in Florida ...

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